Symptoms of a winter depression often begin in the fall, peak in the winter and usually resolve in the spring. The typical symptoms of the winter blues include depression, lack of energy, increased need for sleep, a craving for food (especially sweets) and weight gain.

In the Netherlands app. 450.000 people suffer from a winter depression or SAD every year. There is an even larger group of 1.200.000 individuals who suffer from a milder version called the winter blues. About 75% of people suffering from SAD are women. The most common age of onset is at the age of thirty.

Often not recognized as SAD or the winterblues, there is simple treatment for this type of depression; Bright Light Therapy.

Since the beginning of time people where exposed to a lot of daylight, in summer and winter. Only since the last 100 years people stay inside the house and office during the fall and winter. This means that we receive less daylight. Our biological clock functions on daylight and if some people do not receive enough daylight during the day, this can have a lot of influence on their state of mind.

A good treatment for the symptoms of a winter depression is bright light therapy. Research has shown that 50 to 80% has a positive reaction to the treatment with bright light therapy. This type of therapy has some great benefits in comparison to other treatment types;

In our shop you can order different kind of therapy lights and bodyclocks to regulte your sleep/wake pattern.